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A timeless love story set in early 1970s Harlem involving newly engaged nineteen-year- old Tish and her fiance Fonny who have a beautiful future ahead. But their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit. Now the pair and their families must fight for justice in the nam...

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Uniform Title:If Beale Street could talk (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Jenkins, Barry, 1979- (Screenwriter), Layne, KiKi (Actor), James, Stephan, 1993- (Actor), Domingo, Colman (Actor), Parris, Teyonah (Actor), Beach, Michael (Actor), Ellis, Aunjanue (Actor), Franco, Dave, 1985- (Actor), Luna, Diego, 1979- (Actor), Pascal, Pedro (Actor), Rios, Emily, 1989- (Actor), Skrein, Ed, 1983- (Actor), Wittrock, Finn, 1984- (Actor), Henry, Brian Tyree (Actor), King, Regina (Actor), Britell, Nicholas, 1980- (composer (expression)), Baldwin, James, 1924-1987
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) and optional English descriptive audio; closed-captioned in English.
Published: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2019]
Subjects:
African Americans > Drama.
Pregnant women > Drama.
False arrest > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
False arrest.
Pregnant women.
Romance films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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Summary:A timeless love story set in early 1970s Harlem involving newly engaged nineteen-year- old Tish and her fiance Fonny who have a beautiful future ahead. But their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit. Now the pair and their families must fight for justice in the name of love and the promise of the American dream.
Item Description:Based on the novel by James Baldwin.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2018.
Wide screen (2.00:1).
Special features: Commentary with Barry Jenkins; deleted scenes; If Beale Street could talk: poetry in motion; gallery, theatrical trailer.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, NTSC, region 1; wide screen (2.00:1); Dolby digital 5.1.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for language and some sexual content.
Production Credits:Cinematography, James Laxton ; editors, Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders ; music, Nicholas Britell.